2017 Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
SKU #1474255
92 points
James Suckling
The full, earthy and smoky nose with nice cherries and floral nuances, draws you into this generous Gevrey-Chambertin that has a solid tannic base. The long finish is quite dry, so better from 2021.
(1/2019)
92 points
Wine Spectator
Ripe, with an earthy cast to the black cherry, black currant and sweet spice flavors. Rich and pliable in texture, this is harmonious, building to a lingering, mouthwatering finish. (BS)
(3/2020)
89-91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
Notes of forest floor and underbrush add breadth to the aromas of red currant, violet and a whiff of oak. The sleek and relatively refined medium-bodied flavors exude a subtle minerality on the delicious, punchy and balanced finish. This excellent effort is presently slightly strict and will need a few years to unwind and better flesh out. *Outstanding Top value*
(1/2019)
89-91 points
Vinous
The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes comes from about nine hectares around the appellation, although usually around one-third is sold off. It has an attractive bouquet of raspberry, cranberry and wet limestone aromas. The palate is a little chewy on the entry, but there is good acidity and plenty of crunchy red berry fruit. The correct, short but focused finish is quite Morey-like in style. Drink over the next eight to 10 years. (NM)
(1/2019)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Wafting from the glass with an inviting bouquet of ripe berry fruit, spices, forest floor and blood orange, Domaine Faiveley's 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with ripe but succulent acids and melting tannins that frame a fleshy and attractively sapid core of fruit, concluding with a flavorful finish. This is an excellent Gevrey that's already nicely integrated and which will offer a wide drinking window.
Faiveley's 2017 portfolio showed well from barrel, and their promise was confirmed when I revisited an extensive range from bottle. Fragrant, elegantly textural and incisive, these are some of the finest white wines produced at this address for some time; and the white wines are complemented by a range of supple, succulent reds that will offer a broad drinking window, even if they don't quite hit the highs attained in 2016. These wines come warmly recommended. (WK)
(11/2019)